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Re: Language slipping?
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lugnet.admin.general
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Fri, 17 Dec 1999 17:45:34 GMT
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In lugnet.general, James Brown writes:
> Hmm. Hate to be the guy who calls this out, but I've noticed a higher than
> normal use of "casual use" vulgarity in the last few weeks. Not really from
> any single "offender" or anything, nor used in a particularly offensive way,
> but it's there.
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> Just a general call to keep it clean, folks.
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> <cynically donning flame suit>
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> James
> http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
I would tend to agree. One that particuarly annoyied me was the message who's
subject read "What the F...." that was posted in the lugnet.dear-lego group.
http://www.lugnet.com/dear-lego/?n=705
I realize it was because some thought that the origional Brad Justus post might
have been a hoax but I would hope that people would give others the benifit of
the doubt and at least ask whether the post was legit in a polite way instead
of using casual profanity. This just makes us look bad and less reputable.
Even if Brad's post were a hoax (which it was not) I think the probablitiy that
someone from TLC is reading LUGNET is high and we need to at least try and be
civil and polite or we will never get the recognition that we would like.
This is not the only instance of casual profanity that I have seen either and I
would also like to ask that people try and clean things up. We all come from
different walks of life and things that are just part of everyday conversation
for some are offensive to others and we need to be aware of that.
That does not mean I won't accidently offend someone in the future but it is
easy to at least keep profantiy out of your messages. Please don't think that
using an "*" or "..." or "#$%*&" is ok either because to many it is just the
same as if you spelled it out.
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
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| (...) I disagree. Using symbols to replace the letters of a "profane" word is not the same as spelling it out. If a young person who does not know such words reads it, he won't know what it means. basically, it's only profane because you interpret (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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